This the time length of the earthquake starting. it took 6 minutes for 18 hours of water to flow over the Pacific Ocean towards south america. The tsunami affected different people because the force of the waves went as far as the edges of north and south america austrailia. Parts of the carribean and indonesia were also partially affected by the force of the water.
diagram time !!!
This ia a diagram of how a tsunami is occured.
The massive earthquake under the sea bed causede the wave lenghts to amplify causing waves, the size of 10km (6 miles high), to destroy the northeast of Japan.
The massive earthquake under the sea bed causede the wave lenghts to amplify causing waves, the size of 10km (6 miles high), to destroy the northeast of Japan.
See the effects !!!
Here is a diagram of the tsunami. It is showing how far in land devistation was caused.
interesting facts
This is an ariel view of japan during the Tsunami. as you can see the whole of the northeast of Japan is covered.
Where: Japan, Notherneast
Time Started: 2:46pm
Date: March 11th 2011
Time Lasted: 6 minutes
Magnitude of the quake: 8.9
Distance from coast of the undersea guade: 80 miles
Energy equivalent of the quake: 8000 Hiroshima atom bombs
Length of earths crust fractured:280 miles
Depth the coastline sank in some places after quake: 4 feet
The distance to the east the entire janpanese Archipealago shiffled by the quake: 8 feet
Amount the planted moved on axis by quake: 4 inches
Last mayjor quake to hit japan: 1923
Number of people injured(and over): 145,000
People destroyed in fires caused by quake: 365,000
Number of buildings collapsed: 125,000
Time Started: 2:46pm
Date: March 11th 2011
Time Lasted: 6 minutes
Magnitude of the quake: 8.9
Distance from coast of the undersea guade: 80 miles
Energy equivalent of the quake: 8000 Hiroshima atom bombs
Length of earths crust fractured:280 miles
Depth the coastline sank in some places after quake: 4 feet
The distance to the east the entire janpanese Archipealago shiffled by the quake: 8 feet
Amount the planted moved on axis by quake: 4 inches
Last mayjor quake to hit japan: 1923
Number of people injured(and over): 145,000
People destroyed in fires caused by quake: 365,000
Number of buildings collapsed: 125,000